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), an evenly bent embolus in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. kurunegala</emphasis>
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sp. nov. (Fig.
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) and
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. picturata</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. peraderiya</emphasis>
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sp. nov. (Fig.
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)), furcate conductor in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. kurunegala</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="61C785295DC3ECC97D1AF40610162B9A" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. kurunegala</emphasis>
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sp. nov. (Fig.
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) and
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. peraderiya</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="E2DECC00952C30FD2861803F97FE8E55" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. peraderiya</emphasis>
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sp. nov. (Fig.
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) (vs. conductor not furcate in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. picturata</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="EC393227A4E5CC335B651CB7C5C3D801" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. picturata</emphasis>
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), conductor arising medially in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. picturata</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="9AFD80349C0AD34EE0C1ADDFE14C99C8" lsidName="M. picturata" pageId="0" pageNumber="41" rank="species" species="picturata">
<emphasis id="4C54BB4AE4A159905295CA14EA881182" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. picturata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(vs. conductor not arising medially in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. kurunegala</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="C18478EBC4717F3CC1134CBE8345B386" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. kurunegala</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="5536148A859ED81716A24B3236066A65" captionStart="Figure 19" captionStartId="F19" captionText="Figure 19. Merizocera kurunegala sp. nov., holotype male. A Bulb, dorsal view B bulb, dorsal view C palp, prolateral view D palp, retrolateral view. Abbreviations: CO = conductor, CP = cymbial protrusion, EM = embolus." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.961.53058.figure19" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/443245" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">19B</figureCitation>
) and
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. peraderiya</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="C3C0B893F3BB0CF393F4977987F61FB0" lsidName="M. peraderiya" pageId="0" pageNumber="41" rank="species" species="peraderiya">
<emphasis id="C070F2EE9BF2CCED9C1CFE89289E71AB" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. peraderiya</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 25" captionStartId="F25" captionText="Figure 25. Merizocera peraderiya sp. nov., holotype male. A Bulb, dorsal view B bulb, dorsal view, embolus and conductor distorted C palp, prolateral view D palp, retrolateral view. Abbreviations: CO = conductor, CP = cymbial protrusion, EM = embolus." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.961.53058.figure25" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/443251" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">25B</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="342D50342459316D59C239804AEB3D5B" captionStart="Figure 25" captionStartId="F25" captionText="Figure 25. Merizocera peraderiya sp. nov., holotype male. A Bulb, dorsal view B bulb, dorsal view, embolus and conductor distorted C palp, prolateral view D palp, retrolateral view. Abbreviations: CO = conductor, CP = cymbial protrusion, EM = embolus." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.961.53058.figure25" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/443251" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">25B</figureCitation>
)). The females can be distinguished by having sessile wavy spermathecae in
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. kurunegala" pageId="0" pageNumber="41" rank="species" species="kurunegala">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. kurunegala</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="52DEADDACC2D9F31CC2D1D8AEABE64DC" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. kurunegala</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 20" captionStartId="F20" captionText="Figure 20. Merizocera kurunegala sp. nov., holotype male and paratype female. A Endogyne, dorsal view B female epigastric area, ventral view C male habitus, dorsal view D female habitus, dorsal view E female habitus, ventral view. Abbreviation: SP = spermatheca." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.961.53058.figure20" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/443246" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">20A</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="53D433CD46E37F1019965240567E5F2D" captionStart="Figure 20" captionStartId="F20" captionText="Figure 20. Merizocera kurunegala sp. nov., holotype male and paratype female. A Endogyne, dorsal view B female epigastric area, ventral view C male habitus, dorsal view D female habitus, dorsal view E female habitus, ventral view. Abbreviation: SP = spermatheca." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.961.53058.figure20" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/443246" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">20A</figureCitation>
) and
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. picturata</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="6BC7132BE77596CF6F3521AE889D9A2E" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. picturata</emphasis>
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(vs. a pair of S-shaped spermathecae in
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. peraderiya" pageId="0" pageNumber="41" rank="species" species="peraderiya">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. peraderiya</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="55C1988D577BC286D2ECBDA04B0A8397" lsidName="M. peraderiya" pageId="0" pageNumber="41" rank="species" species="peraderiya">
<emphasis id="8F9F0D26EA60659BEA935A1A152FF544" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">M. peraderiya</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="E1AAB6AA900D9F2B9955461AE21B60EB" captionStart="Figure 26" captionStartId="F26" captionText="Figure 26. Merizocera peraderiya sp. nov., holotype male and paratype female. A Endogyne, dorsal view B female epigastric area, ventral view C male habitus, dorsal view D female habitus, dorsal view E female habitus, ventral view. Abbreviation: SP = spermatheca." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.961.53058.figure26" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/443252" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">26A</figureCitation>
)).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">Figure 19.</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">Merizocera kurunegala</emphasis>
<caption id="CC389EA4F53DE903BB9B2E39DEB74053" doi="10.3897/zookeys.961.53058.figure19" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/443245" pageId="0" pageNumber="41" start="Figure 19" startId="F19">
<paragraph id="EC1746A7688C726F62D066833B35212E" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis id="C930B4B01DA003AF4D01CBE6615A2557" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">Figure 19.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="902D11103DDF807D4BF66DB031626784" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">Merizocera kurunegala</emphasis>
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sp. nov., holotype male.
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<emphasis id="1ACF7400081148FB8E870C1678FEA465" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">A</emphasis>
Bulb, dorsal view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">B</emphasis>
<emphasis id="BD28E912FCB40DB80BF809FF36A84E23" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">B</emphasis>
bulb, dorsal view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">C</emphasis>
<emphasis id="58F957B8161246AC9C0F3D8CD8929EF3" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">C</emphasis>
palp, prolateral view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">D</emphasis>
<emphasis id="4DC44E16BAD8989BA45DCC3F71CDC95E" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">D</emphasis>
palp, retrolateral view. Abbreviations: CO = conductor, CP = cymbial protrusion, EM = embolus.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="41">Description.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">Male</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="79A0956BD4CD7B5031E9FE814E3903D3" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">Description.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="3EE0218C2680E725643240C91C68D489" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis id="760F7589F518E7A08C3A676885348407" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">Male</emphasis>
(holotype). Total length 1.33; carapace 0.67 long, 0.53 wide; abdomen 0.65 long, 0.49 wide. Carapace circular, brownish, with dark brown marks laterally and dark brown median stripe on anterior half (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="06006ACCB5B26DBE7E65190DF890A34D" captionStart="Figure 20" captionStartId="F20" captionText="Figure 20. Merizocera kurunegala sp. nov., holotype male and paratype female. A Endogyne, dorsal view B female epigastric area, ventral view C male habitus, dorsal view D female habitus, dorsal view E female habitus, ventral view. Abbreviation: SP = spermatheca." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.961.53058.figure20" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/443246" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">20C</figureCitation>
). Fovea shallow. Thoracic region distinctly elevated medially. Clypeus brownish, with dark brown marks medially. Labium and sternum dark brown. Abdomen ovoid, dark grey, with dark brown marks dorsally and ventrally. Legs brown; measurements: I 7.14 (1.94, 0.22, 2.20, 1.96, 0.82), II missing, III 3.66 (1.03, 0.19, 1.05, 0.95, 0.44), IV 5.87 (1.53, 0.19, 1.80, 1.62, 0.73). Palp (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 19" captionStartId="F19" captionText="Figure 19. Merizocera kurunegala sp. nov., holotype male. A Bulb, dorsal view B bulb, dorsal view C palp, prolateral view D palp, retrolateral view. Abbreviations: CO = conductor, CP = cymbial protrusion, EM = embolus." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.961.53058.figure19" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/443245" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">19A-D</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="82AF171E59C178ED3F654CDD4F06D315" captionStart="Figure 19" captionStartId="F19" captionText="Figure 19. Merizocera kurunegala sp. nov., holotype male. A Bulb, dorsal view B bulb, dorsal view C palp, prolateral view D palp, retrolateral view. Abbreviations: CO = conductor, CP = cymbial protrusion, EM = embolus." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.961.53058.figure19" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/443245" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">19A-D</figureCitation>
): femur slender, thrice longer than patella, patella not swollen; tibia slightly swollen proximally, twice wider and half length of femur; cymbium with distal protrusion, half length of femur, length ratio of dorsal elongation and cymbium 0.64; bulb pale yellow; embolus dark, evenly bent, twice as long as bulb; conductor trifurcate with two pointed upwards, and third pointed downwards, stem of conductor thrice wider than that of embolus.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">Figure 20.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName authorityName="Li" authorityYear="2020" class="Arachnida" family="Psilodercidae" genus="Merizocera" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Merizocera kurunegala" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kurunegala">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">Merizocera kurunegala</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="B74C1799355D753B66DFABFCE9376F6A" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis id="6E56E4B074BD692CA6670DE0D548CE97" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">Figure 20.</emphasis>
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sp. nov., holotype male and paratype female.
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<emphasis id="C50D0D44BB89F0683D18DB29E5C2F4F9" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">A</emphasis>
Endogyne, dorsal view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">B</emphasis>
<emphasis id="286EB2EE25C2EEBA3DA871041B3853A7" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">B</emphasis>
female epigastric area, ventral view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">C</emphasis>
<emphasis id="8DBA5C70E66F1CD032949144BBD4759B" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">C</emphasis>
male habitus, dorsal view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">D</emphasis>
<emphasis id="5E40C2E322CF854072AF56387663B9FB" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">D</emphasis>
female habitus, dorsal view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">E</emphasis>
<emphasis id="659AA7A105C4C3DF244F3C4DCE7E75CA" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">E</emphasis>
female habitus, ventral view. Abbreviation: SP = spermatheca.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">Female</emphasis>
<paragraph id="9EDD5446317641D5EB8D56A373B121B9" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis id="C8D97DEA1449CF8FFF6AEC4585E40E4D" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">Female</emphasis>
(paratype). General features and colouration similar to those of male (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="859A67983434E7422C35C19AB954A999" captionStart="Figure 20" captionStartId="F20" captionText="Figure 20. Merizocera kurunegala sp. nov., holotype male and paratype female. A Endogyne, dorsal view B female epigastric area, ventral view C male habitus, dorsal view D female habitus, dorsal view E female habitus, ventral view. Abbreviation: SP = spermatheca." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.961.53058.figure20" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/443246" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">20D, E</figureCitation>
). Measurements: total length 1.41; carapace 0.62 long, 0.53 wide; abdomen 0.76 long, 0.67 wide. Leg measurements: I 3.99 (1.00, 0.19, 1.20, 0.98, 0.62), II 3.11 (0.82, 0.19, 0.87, 0.75, 0.48), III missing, IV 3.84 (0.98, 0.18, 1.11, 0.99, 0.58). Epigastric area (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="4FBEC95E13CACDE2F3D44F26A078C11C" captionStart="Figure 20" captionStartId="F20" captionText="Figure 20. Merizocera kurunegala sp. nov., holotype male and paratype female. A Endogyne, dorsal view B female epigastric area, ventral view C male habitus, dorsal view D female habitus, dorsal view E female habitus, ventral view. Abbreviation: SP = spermatheca." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.961.53058.figure20" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/443246" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">20B</figureCitation>
): dark brown nearly trapezoidal patch. Endogyne (Fig.
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) with a pair of wavy spermathecae with globose distal ends.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="41">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="41">
<subSubSection id="260C179B9A7B71324B59BDCDE9F225D4" pageId="0" pageNumber="41" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="45F49AADFC5B7EEB0969FC1EB0BC5CAD" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="517F6CB8BE1F14FE5E10A486E851EDEB" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">
Known only from the type locality (Sri Lanka; Fig.
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<figureCitation id="9B6C0F3778E31EA3F9581350CA5BACB4" captionStart="Figure 52" captionStartId="F52" captionText="Figure 52. Distribution records of the new species of Merizocera from Sri Lanka. 1 M. colombo sp. nov. 2 M. galle sp. nov. 3 M. kandy sp. nov. 4 M. kurunegala sp. nov. 5 M. peraderiya sp. nov. 6 M. ratnapura sp. nov. 7 M. salawa sp. nov. 8 M. thenna sp. nov. 9 M. uva sp. nov." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.961.53058.figure52" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/443279" pageId="0" pageNumber="41">52</figureCitation>
).
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